28.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pottery Estate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pottery Estate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.7% of people in Pottery Estate finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local trend where school leaving rates are much lower than most other areas, leaving many adults without senior secondary certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here completed Year 12 compared to the New South Wales average, with 23.4% of residents leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pottery Estate splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.5%, which is far below both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 21.2% of people.
10.5% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Pottery Estate, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 48%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 15.4% and Engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, more than about 77% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most other places.
6
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pottery Estate
6 schools — 1,873 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 287 | 993 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 324 | 919 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 654 | 918 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 258 | 906 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 230 | 980 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 120 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pottery Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13266/pottery-estate/topic/education